Summary of Projects and Specialty applications

Owing to proprietary and intellectual property rights specific details of project work may not be available.
Please contact AET to discuss historical projects and future collaborations.

2016
UK Ministry of Defence

Supply AusDisc EOD
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2016
Orica Mining Australia00

Supply Ballistic Discs
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2016
Haliburton Overseas

Junk Explosives Disposal PNG
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2016
Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defence

Supply 4 FLEX sizes
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2016
Cubic Defence Australia

Supply of Military Training Pyrotechnics
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2015
Precision Drill & Blast

Supply SG5
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2015
Precision Demolition

Supply shotfirer, explosives transport to various demolitions in Australia
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2015
UK Ministry of Defence

Supply AusDisc EOD
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2015
Liberty International

Supply of LInear Cutting Charge for Omega Tower Demolition
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2015
Ensign Bickford Earospace & Defence

Supply FLEX
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2015
Schlumberger

Supply Shotfirer Moomba SA
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2015
Australian Department of Defence

Defence Supplies of Explosive System & Components
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2015
Cubic Defence Australia

Supply of Military Training Pyrotechnics
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2014
Precision Demolition

Shotfirer for Port Kembla Stack
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2014
Precision Drill & Blast

Supply SG5
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2014
Orica Mining Australia

Supply Ballistic Discs
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2014
Halliburton

Supply shotfirer for wireline & Perforation Operations Gloucester NSW
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2014
Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defence

Supply FLEX
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2014
Dynaflow

Fume cupboard testing
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2014
Douglas Partners

Supply seismic shotfirer services and product
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2014
Australian Department of Defence

Supply EOD
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2014
Battle of Balmoral

Provision of SFX Labour and Materials for Vietnam ANZACS re-enactment
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2014
Cubic Defence Australia

Supply of Military Training Pyrotechnics
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2014
WorkCover NSW

Supply of shot firing services Londonderry TestSafe
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2014
GHD Geotechnics

Supply of seismic shot firing services and product.
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2014
Halliburton

Disposal of Junk oil industry explosives in PNG
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2014
Ampcontrol Pty Ltd

Experimental trials
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2013
GHD Geotechnics

Supply of seismic shot firing services and product
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2013
WorkCover NSW

Supply of shot firing services Londonderry TestSafe
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2013
Halliburton

Disposal of Junk oil industry explosives in PNG
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2013
Ampcontrol Pty Ltd

Experimental trials
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2011
Precision Demolition Pty Ltd

Supply of shaped charge system and pyrotechnics for scuttling of HMAS Adelaide
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2011
VAE Railway Systems Pty Ltd

Chemical tagging of plastic sheet explosive
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2011
Milsearch Australia, C2M Hill, Australian Department of Defence

Development and supply of shaped charge systems for a render safe program of unexploded ordnance.
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2010 – 2011
DOF Subsea

Phase 1 Challis Venture de-mobilisation – Yoke Explosives Severance
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2010
Australian Department of Defence

Defence Supplies of Explosive Systems & Components
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2010
Australian Department of Defence

Defence Supplies of Explosive Systems & Components
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2010
AET

Development of explosive Melt-cast facility
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2010
Bluescope Steel

Development of blasting techniques for steel spills
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2010
CSIRO

Blast over-pressure instrumentation trials
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2010
Johnex Explosives

Development of cast explosive boosters
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2010
Precision Demolition Pty Ltd

Preparation for scuttling of HMAS Adelaide
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2010
Railway systems

Development of explosive chemical tagging for sheet explosives
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2010
Various

Development of explosive tamping mediums
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2009
Precision Demolition Pty Ltd

Preparation & scuttling of HMAS Canberra
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2009
Bluescope Steel

Develop & implement explosive technique for removal of steel skulls from Blast Furnace & Transfer Pits
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2009
Rio Tinto

Develop & implement techniques for explosive demolition of Rails & Rail Bridge
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2009
TS Marine/ Modec/ Conoco Phillips

Development & implementation of Subsea Wellhead Severance Charges
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2008
SWG Offshore / Modec/Conoco Phillips

Development of Subsea Linear Cutting Charges
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2008
SWG Offshore / Modec/Conoco Phillips

Development of 38mm Subsea Mooring Chains
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2008
SWG Offshore / Modec/Conoco Phillips

Development of 104mm R4 Subsea Mooring Chains
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2008
Defence & Law Enforcement

Supply of Multi Purpose Water Charge
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2006 – 08
BHP Billiton/Mitsubishi Alliance

Secondary rock breaking charge
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2005 – 08
DataTrace Pty Ltd

Chemical tagging system for explosives,
designed to provide an identifiable signature pre & post detonation
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2004 – 06
BHP/Modec
Shell Todd Perenco

Aerial severance of large mooring chains on FPSO oil platforms utilising fragment minimisation techniques.
Buffalo-Timor Sea, FPSO STOS – Tasman Sea, Perenco Gabon
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2004 – 08
In House R&D.

For Special FX use and Police & Military Training
Pyrotechnic Battlefield Simulators
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2003 – 08
In House R&D.

For military and law enforcement use.
Currently under ADF assessment

Flexible Linear Cutting Charge, including manufacturing process
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2003 – 08
In House R&D.

For use by blasting companies.

Currently under independent assessment
Low Shock Breaking Agent
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2003
Rapid Entry

Modular water impulse charge
(MPWC used for dynamic entry and explosive ordnance disposal
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2002
Roy Gabriel

Linear cutting charge systems for controlled sinking of HMAS Hobart
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2001
City of Albany

Linear cutting charge systems for controlled sinking of HMAS Perth
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2000
Sydney University

Explosive technology for hydrostatic shock forming of functionally graded electric/thermal ceramic metallic systems.
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2000
Protec Canada

Linear cutting charge systems for controlled sinking of HMNZS Waikato
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1999
Thompson Marconi Sonar

Development of prototype gas generator for buoyancy unit of Australian Navy Sonobuoy.
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1998
Precision Demolition

Design and supply of linear shaped charges for demolition of Tallawarra Power Station.
BHP Petroleum – Oceanic

Subsea shaped charge severence of mid level buoy chains, Jabiru Field, Timor Sea; design, fabrication & execution.
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1997
Dyno Nobel

Design and development of commercial explosive primer.
National Parks & Wildlife Services NSW

Emergency shattering of 900 tonne boulder perched on rockslide over road on Barrengarry Mountain.
Use of both shaped and conventional charges.
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1996
Maersk Offshore

Subsea emergency severance of collapsed jack up exploration rig legs; design, development and execution – St. Vincent’s Gulf SA.
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1994
Sydney Electricity

Development and execution of blasting method to de-activate sealed fuse units containing gas generated charges.
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1993
Western Mining Corp

Development of borehole clearance shaped charges.
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1992
National Hearing Services

Environmental explosively generated sound trials, Holsworthy, Puckapunyal & RAAF Kingswood.
Department Of Mineral Resources

Silcrete penetration trials with AET shaped charges, Lightning Ridge, NSW.
Engineering Development Establishment [Army] Development of flexible Linear Cutting Charge.
ICI Explosives Shaped charge slab rock cracking in crusher trials, Mt Isa.
CSIRO Method for breaching pressurised cylinders containing bromine pentaflouride – reactive absorption of toxic, oxidising fume.
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1991
NERDACC

Design, development & trial of aqueous foam blast suppression system for coal mines.
Defence Industry Development Office

Design and supply of specialised demolition charges for Army Engineers.
State Rail Authority NSW 91-92

Joint design and development of a safer railway track detonator.
Roads & Traffic Authority 91-95

Design, development & trial of focussed refraction seismic charges.
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1990
Australian Tropical Research Foundation
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90-95
Dyno Westfarmers Pty Ltd

Joint concept: development and design of explosive wild pig bait.
Development of sub sea cratering charge.
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1989
EPT Pty Ltd

Linear cutting charges and aqueous foam blast suppression for BHP Port Kembla.
Defence Industry Development Offices Linear cutting charge supply for tri-service trials.
Pasminco Mining 89-91 Design & development of single impact pneumatic rock breaking device.
Pasminco Mining 89-91 Design & development of ballistic disc explosive device for under ground mining use.
Coopers Animal Health 89-91 Development & trialing of fleece retention system for chemically de-fleeced sheep.
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1988
National Accoustics Laboratory

Impulse noise – source and propagation trials